7JJe maill objective of this study is to investigate the psychosocial problems of olderrnpeople in Dangila town. To this end, case study method was used and in-depth interviewrnand observation were employed. Data was gathered from eight purposively selectedrnindividual participants and jive key informants. Then the collected data was analyzedrnqualitatively. As it was indicated inthejinding, older people are affected by p,lychosocialrnprohlems of which low self esteem, high levels of stress, poor and limited socialrninteraction, poor hal/sing conditions, poor feeding and dressing styles and poor copingrnmechanisms are underlined to be the major ones. The problems were indicated by thernfa ct that respondents have been suffering from feelings of loneliness, hopelessness,rncomplaint, seIF/wtred, inferiority, invisibility , loss of happiness, inaffel1fiveness, sadness,rnfeelings of insecurity, depression, sleep difficulties, continuous headaches and stomachrnupsets, restlessness, anxiety, low appetite, social withdrawal, silence, passivity, scantrninteraction (lnd learned helplessness. The problems were reported to he associated withrnthe loss of income, disease, the death of spouses and siblings, retirement, the lack ofrnfa mily, kin, community and institutional support, the rising cost of living, individualismrnand the youth's changed affitude. It was concluded that older people are not treated asrnvaluable segments of the cOll1munily. Thus, it was recommended that concel'l1edrninstitutions and the community at large should consider them as vital components